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Judge Denies Sanction Bid by Truth Social Co-Founders Over Share Value

The co-founders of Donald Trump’s social-media startup lost a bid to have a Delaware judge impose financial sanctions on the former president and his lawyers for alleged misconduct in a suit over the value of their shares. Andy Litinsky and …

Crypto Firm Abra Settles with SEC Over Unregistered Securities

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has settled with crypto lending platform Abra after charging the startup with selling unregistered securities to consumers and operating as an unregistered investment company. Plutus Lending LLC, doing business as Abra, agreed to settle …

Apple, Investors Reach $490 Million Settlement in Fraud Case

Apple Inc. reached a $490 million settlement of a class-action lawsuit brought by a group of investors who accused Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook of misleading them in 2018 about the company’s sales prospects. Cook made false statements about the …

Lyft Earnings Report Error Prompts Shareholder Lawsuit

Lyft has been sued by shareholders for securities fraud after a mistake in a recent earnings release about a key profit metric sent the ride-sharing company’s stock price on a wild ride up, and then down. In a proposed class …

FTX Investors Sue Sullivan & Cromwell, Say Law Firm Aided Fraud

FTX investors sued Sullivan & Cromwell, accusing the law firm of aiding illicit schemes that helped advance a multi-billion dollar fraud before the crypto exchange’s collapse. Sullivan & Cromwell’s services “went well beyond those a law firm should and ordinarily …

Fed May Reverse Rules that Masked Losses on SVB’s Securities

U.S. Federal Reserve is considering ending an exemption that has allowed certain midsize banks to conceal losses on securities they hold, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, signaling a retightening of bank oversight is in the cards following last …

U.S. Financial Executive Dies by Suicide as Firm Faces Fraud Claims

BOSTON — The co-founder of a Florida financial firm facing investor lawsuits alleging securities fraud has died by suicide, and a spokesperson on Monday denied wrongdoing, saying the death was not connected to a class action lawsuit filed last week. …

Liquid Claims Introduces New Forecast Plus Software Tool

Liquid Claims LLC, a claims settlement services provider for investors involved in securities class action suits, has launched Forecast Plus, a software tool designed to provide clients with a detailed analysis of the their losses and possible recoveries. Forecast Plus …

Bank of America Loses Bid to Dismiss Fraud Claims

Bank of America and two former executives lost a bid on Friday to dismiss securities fraud claims alleging they misled investors about the bank’s 2008 acquisition of Merrill Lynch & Co. U.S. District Court Judge P. Kevin Castel ruled that …

Report: 2011 on Track for Record Securities Lawsuit Filings

Securities suit filings are on track to set a new record in 2011, according to Advisen Ltd’s most recent quarterly report and sponsored by ACE. Following on the heels of the credit crisis, which sparked record-setting litigation in 2008 and …